Wednesday, October 22, 2014

"PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police were investigating an apparent murder/suicide between a son and his father's girlfriend, police officials said Monday.

"Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump said a 39-year-old son was in a dispute with his father's girlfriend, 37, when he shot her Sunday night and later turned the gun on himself.

"The father, 68, owns the home near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road where he lived with his girlfriend and his two sons, Crump said.

"The father tried to intervene in the fight, Crump said, and yelled for his 37-year-old son to help. But neither could prevent the older son from firing at the girlfriend and turning the gun on himself, Crump said.

"Police have not identified any of the people involved in the shooting.

"The father and the girlfriend had been together for years, Crump said, but she moved into the home only about three months ago.

"Police have previously gone to the home in response to a dispute between the girlfriend and the son suspected of having shot her, Crump said."

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"Murder-suicide is an act in which the perpetrator of a homicide kills him or herself after killing the victim(s). Rates of murder-suicide are fairly consistent across communities and are much lower than rates for homicide or suicide. The most common murder-suicide scenario involves a White male perpetrator in his 40s who kills his estranged spouse and perhaps his children before killing himself. The three most common categories of murder-suicide are cases in which (1) the act is caused by jealously or concern about age or illness; (2) the act is perpetrated by a parent who kills all of the children and then themselves; and (3) the act involves disgruntled employees, cult members, or members of religious or political groups who target a large number of victims before committing suicide. "